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to get rid of as useless or unwanted
just jettison that plan, because we know it won't work
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Recent Examples of jettisoned
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
They are made up of a top plate and a heat shield, which is jettisoned before splashdown.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Yes, this feels like a knee-jerk reaction to wonder if an All-NBA Third Team, All-Defense First Team, Defensive Player of the Year runner-up and 24-year-old big man needs to be jettisoned.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Hill, jettisoned too late in the season to find a competitive seat, was stuck with the underfunded Arrows team.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Tremayne, Moore, Horn and Chisena are all legitimate NFL players and at least two of them will be jettisoned before the cut deadline.
—Mike Kaye
updated May 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
Which is not to say that they’re never jettisoned as a scapegoat.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
An agreement for Disney to get an equity position in the massive start-up in exchange for licensing select characters also was jettisoned.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Musk's lawyers made the case that OpenAI, Altman and OpenAI president Greg Brockman, with the help of investments from Microsoft, jettisoned OpenAI's founding mission of being a non-profit focused on creating advanced AI for the benefit of humanity.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 12 May 2026
Verb
Scary Movie 5 jettisoned most of that, keeping only Zucker and screenwriter Pat Proft on the writing team and tapping Scary Movie 3 stars Simon Rex and Charlie Sheen for new roles.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
They are made up of a top plate and a heat shield, which is jettisoned before splashdown.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Yes, this feels like a knee-jerk reaction to wonder if an All-NBA Third Team, All-Defense First Team, Defensive Player of the Year runner-up and 24-year-old big man needs to be jettisoned.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Hill, jettisoned too late in the season to find a competitive seat, was stuck with the underfunded Arrows team.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Tremayne, Moore, Horn and Chisena are all legitimate NFL players and at least two of them will be jettisoned before the cut deadline.
—Mike Kaye
updated May 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
Which is not to say that they’re never jettisoned as a scapegoat.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
An agreement for Disney to get an equity position in the massive start-up in exchange for licensing select characters also was jettisoned.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Musk's lawyers made the case that OpenAI, Altman and OpenAI president Greg Brockman, with the help of investments from Microsoft, jettisoned OpenAI's founding mission of being a non-profit focused on creating advanced AI for the benefit of humanity.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jettisoned
Adjective
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In another development, researchers in the US developed a new method that could turn discarded data center hardware into a reliable, eco-friendly source of rare earths and valuable metals.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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On March 13, a strong snowstorm dumped up to two feet of snow and battered the nest with strong winds.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
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One of the biggest issues the island faces is coconut shell waste, which is often dumped in mounds and is slow to decompose.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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The lot was filled with junked cars, equipment and garbage, the report shows.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Soriano mostly ditched his four-seam fastball late in the outing and tried to rely on his splitter and knuckle-curve.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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At the age of 63, after years of wanting to let her silver hairs go wild, the actress finally ditched the dye with the encouragement of her two daughters.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 May 2026
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Usyk dropped Verhoeven with roughly 20 seconds left in the 11th, Verhoeven beat the count, and when action resumed Usyk unloaded a flurry.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The car was unloaded ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which the company later announced was canceled due to weather conditions.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
Verb
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The Portland Trail Blazers took them to five games, the Minnesota Timberwolves (an ailing team) took them to six games, and the Thunder lost in seven.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Past Republican efforts to quickly override state AI laws appear to have lost momentum, setting up a complex future battle.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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